Sea Wolves Weekly

Published on November 10, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves opened the week with a 6-3 loss to the Augusta Lynx on Wednesday, defeated the Wheeling Nailers 5-4 in a shootout on Friday night, lost 4-1 to Wheeling on Saturday, and downed the Nailers 4-3 in overtime on Sunday to finish the week 2-2-0.

THIS WEEK:

Day-by-day:

Monday: Off

Tuesday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 7:30 a.m.

Thursday: Off

Friday: Practice, Extreme Ice Center, Indian Trail, NC, 11:00 a.m. CT

Saturday: Morning Skate, 10:15 a.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC.

Sea Wolves @ Charlotte, 6:05 p.m. CT

Sunday: Off

Last Week:

Wednesday, November 5 vs. Augusta, 3-6 L

BILOXI, MS - Jason Tejchma had two goals and Mathieu Melanson had one goal and two assists, but the Sea Wolves were never in the game offensively as they lost to the Augusta Lynx by the score of 6-3 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Wednesday.

A slow start once again plagued the Sea Wolves, as Augusta's Justin Keller got the Lynx on the board just 55 seconds into the game, hammering home Travis Fuller's pass from the right circle to give the Lynx a 1-0 lead. Joel Hanson scored his first goal of the year at 7:40 of the first period, and then an uncovered Matt Auffrey converted a pass from Patrick Bordeleau to give the Lynx a 3-0 lead. Dallas Steward's power-play goal at 17:34 added to the Augusta lead before Jason Tejchma scored his first of the game at 18:02 of the first period to get Missississippi on the board.

Mathieu Melanson notched his fourth goal of the year, firing from the high slot to beat Augusta's Riku Helenius through a screen on the power play at 3:26 of the second period, and Jason Tejchma would add a second goal at 7:02 of the second period, but the Sea Wolves were never able to draw closer than two goals behind the Lynx.

Jeremy Duchesne made 24 saves earning the loss, and the Sea Wolves power play was 1-for-8.

Game Box Score

Augusta Lynx 6 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 3 - Status: Final

Nov 5, 2008 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Augusta, J. Keller (4) (T. Fuller) 0:55

2. Augusta, J. Hanson (1) (D. Steward, K. Quick) 7:40

3. Augusta, M. Auffrey (4) (P. Bordeleau, C. Watson) 8:53

4. Augusta, D. Steward (2) (J. Hanson, J. Keller) 17:34 PP

5. Mississippi, J. Tejchma (2) (M. Melanson, M. Rooneem) 18:02

Penalties - J. Hanson Aug (hooking - minor 55.2) 4:57, A. Femenella Aug (high-sticking - double minor 60.3) 11:49, M. Rooneem Mis (interference on the goalkeeper - minor 69.2) 16:18

2nd Period

Scoring - 6. Mississippi, M. Melanson (4) (M. Wirll, J. Coutu) 3:26 PP

7. Augusta, M. Mullen (2) (T. Fuller) 18:09

Penalties - M. Melanson Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 0:12, D. Steward Aug (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 0:29, A. Femenella Aug (interference - minor 56.2) 1:56, M. Auffrey Aug (tripping - minor 57.2) 4:31, T. Lisabeth Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 8:17, C. Brooks Aug (instigating - minor 47.10, fighting - major 47.13) 10:35, M. Deschamps Mis (boarding - major 42.3, fighting - major 47.13) 10:35

3rd Period

Scoring - 8. Mississippi, J. Tejchma (3) (M. Melanson, M. Couch) 7:02

9. Augusta, R. Linder (1) (K. Quick, C. Watson) 9:55 PP

Penalties - S. Thauwald Aug (hooking - minor 55.2) 1:29, J. Coutu Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 9:43, T. Lisabeth Mis (unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 9:43, J. Keller Aug (hooking - minor 55.2) 13:31

AUG Shots: 11 12 7 TOTAL: 30

MIS Shots: 12 15 16 TOTAL: 43

Power Play Conversion

Augusta Lynx 2-6. Mississippi Sea Wolves 1-8.

Goaltenders

Augusta Lynx

Helenius 3-1-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 40 GA: 3 [W]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Duchesne 0-2-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 24 GA: 6 [L]

Start : 7:05 PM

End : 9:25 PM

Attendance : 1932

Referee I: Steve Patafie (29)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Gregg Wright (57)

LINESMAN II: Rob Montepare (62)

Friday, November 7 vs. Wheeling, 5-4 SOW

BILOXI, MS - Despite coughing up leads in the first two periods of the game, the Mississippi Sea Wolves were able to hang on to beat the Wheeling Nailers 5-4 in a shootout on Friday evening.

With Mississippi on the power play, the Nailers struck first when Elgin Reid took a cross-ice pass from Tommy Goebel on a shorthand two-on-one break and hammered it past the Sea Wolves' Ryan Munce for a shorthand goal at 3:18 of the first.

Playing in his first game since October 26, Jeremy Hall got the Sea Wolves on the board less than a minute later when he broke down the right wing and fired a wrist shot through the legs of Wheeling goaltender David Brown at 4:06 of the first period. Mississippi would take the lead at 10:20 when Jason Tejchma redirected Mathieu Melanson's centering pass over Brown and into the net. Nick Johnson would even the score for Wheeling as he picked off a pass and broke down the ice alone against Munce, went to the backhand, and tucked the puck behind the Sea Wolves netminder for the Nailers' second shorthand goal of the game at 12:30 of the first.

The Sea Wolves came out roaring in the second period, with Ryan Cruthers scoring his team-leading sixth goal of the season, picking up the rebound of Matt Deschamps' shot from the left point and firing it over Brown's blocker at 8:54 of the second for a power-play goal. Frederik Cabana extended Mississippi's lead to 4-2 when he blasted a pass from Bill LeClerc over Brown's blocking glove at 11:57. The lead was short-lived, however, as Nick Johnson would make a goal-line charge and pop the puck over Munce for his second of the night at 16:09, and then at 18:41 Aaron Clarke blasted a one-timer through Munce's legs to tie the game at four-apiece heading into the second intermission.

Following a scoreless third period and overtime, Ryan Cruthers scored in the second round of the shootout and Frederik Cabana converted his opportunity in the fourth round as Munce stopped four-of-five shooters to win the game in the second extra session.

Munce made 35 saves in regulation and stopped four-of-five shooters in the shootout to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves were 1-for-6 on the power-play.

Game Box Score

Wheeling Nailers 4 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 5 (SO) - Status: Final SO

Nov 7, 2008 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Wheeling, E. Reid (2) (T. Goebel, J. Morrison) 3:18 SH

2. Mississippi, J. Hall (1) (M. Berry, C. Trull) 4:06

3. Mississippi, J. Tejchma (4) (M. Melanson, M. Rooneem) 10:20

4. Wheeling, N. Johnson (8) 12:30 SH

Penalties - N. Johnson Whl (hooking - minor 55.2) 1:35, C. Loya Whl (roughing - minor 51.2) 4:52, M. Berry Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 7:11, M. Ganzak Whl (interference - minor 56.2) 10:36

2nd Period

Scoring - 5. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (6) (M. Deschamps, M. Wirll) 8:54 PP

6. Mississippi, F. Cabana (4) (B. LeClerc, T. Lisabeth) 11:57

7. Wheeling, N. Johnson (9) (B. Ewing, J. Morrison) 16:09

8. Wheeling, A. Clarke (6) (R. Sirianni, D. Krantz) 18:41

Penalties - F. Cabana Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 3:23, M. Ganzak Whl (holding - minor 54.2) 7:20, C. Loya Whl (fighting - major 47.13) 12:20, M. Berry Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 12:20, E. Reid Whl (cross-checking minor 59.2) 12:31

3rd Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - C. Zarb Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 1:23, A. Clarke Whl (bench minor - too many men 74.2) 2:55, R. Cruthers Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 4:02, J. Tejchma Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 9:50

OT Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - No Penalties

Shootout

Round 1 - WHL - Mitch Ganzak - No

Round 1 - MIS - Mike Wirll - No

Round 2 - WHL - Aaron Clarke - No

Round 2 - MIS - Ryan Cruthers - Yes

Round 3 - WHL - Rob Sirianni - No

Round 3 - MIS - Mathieu Melanson - No

Round 4 - WHL - Nick Johnson - Yes

Round 4 - MIS - Frederik Cabana - Yes

Round 5 - WHL - Tommy Goebel - No

WHL Shots: 14 11 12 2 0 TOTAL: 39

MIS Shots: 12 21 5 4 1 TOTAL: 43

Power Play Conversion

Wheeling Nailers 0-5. Mississippi Sea Wolves 1-6.

Goaltenders

Wheeling Nailers

Brown 2-0-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 38 GA: 4

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 3-2-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 35 GA: 4

Start : 7:05 PM

End : 9:47 PM

Attendance : 2518

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Kyle Mellor (90)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Saturday, November 8 vs. Wheeling, 1-4 L

BILOXI, MS - Rob Sirianni's two goals led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-1 win over the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Saturday night.

Wheeling opened the scoring at the 9:02 mark of the first period when Rob Sirianni backhanded a loose puck in the low slot over Ryan Munce for his fifth goal of the season.

Quick goals early in the second period from Nick Johnson at 1:03 and Bryan Ewing at 3:24 gave the Nailers a 3-0 lead. Mississippi would get on the board when Wheeling goaltender Curtis Darling misplayed the puck behind his own net directly to Mississippi's Alex Parent, who sent a pass to Mike Berry that was redirected into the vacant net at 14:06 of the second.

Sirianni would cement the Nailers' win with his second of the game when the Nailers' Tomas Holm intercepted Chris Zarb's pass and fed it to Sirianni in the low-slot for a tap in at 13:30 of the third period.

Ryan Munce made 36 saves, earning a loss, and the Sea Wolves power play was 0-for-4 on the evening.

Game Box Score

Wheeling Nailers 4 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 1 - Status: Unofficial Final

Nov 8, 2008 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Wheeling, R. Sirianni (5) (A. Clarke, E. Reid) 9:02

Penalties - M. Nesdill Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 5:12, C. Zarb Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 11:38, J. Morrison Whl (tripping - minor 57.2) 12:08, M. Nesdill Mis (delay of game - restricted area 63.2) 14:36, M. Berry Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 16:51

2nd Period

Scoring - 2. Wheeling, N. Johnson (10) (B. Ewing, B. Sheahan) 1:03

3. Wheeling, B. Ewing (2) (N. Johnson, J. Morrison) 3:24

4. Mississippi, M. Berry (1) (A. Parent) 14:06

Penalties - J. Coutu Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 1:17, C. Zarb Mis (unsportsmanlike conduct - disputing decision - minor 40.2) 3:24, C. Loya Whl (interference - minor 56.2) 16:03

3rd Period

Scoring - 5. Wheeling, R. Sirianni (6) (T. Holm, E. Johnson) 13:30

Penalties - R. Cruthers Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 7:33, C. Loya Whl (boarding - minor 42.2) 9:58, A. Parent Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 15:31, J. Morrison Whl (slashing - minor 61.2) 16:57, N. Johnson Whl (roughing - minor 51.2) 19:16, J. Morrison Whl (roughing - minor 51.2) 19:16, J. Coutu Mis (roughing - minor 51.2, roughing - minor 51.2) 19:16, J. Hall Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 19:16

WHL Shots: 15 14 11 TOTAL: 40

MIS Shots: 8 9 10 TOTAL: 27

Power Play Conversion

Wheeling Nailers 0-9. Mississippi Sea Wolves 0-4.

Goaltenders

Wheeling Nailers

Darling 3-0-0-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 26 GA: 1

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 4-2-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 36 GA: 4

Start : 7:05 PM

End : 9:21 PM

Attendance : 6724

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Kyle Mellor (90)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Sunday, November 9 vs. Wheeling, 4-3 OTW

BILOXI, MS - After forty scoreless minutes, the Mississippi Sea Wolves found themselves down by a 3-1 score to the Wheeling Nailers before Mathieu Melanson scored three goals in under five minutes as Mississippi pulled out a 4-3 overtime win on Sunday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

Wheeling got on the board first when Aaron Clarke potted his 7th goal of the season , hammering home the rebound of Tommy Goebel's shot just 1:07 into the third period. Ryan Cruthers evened the game at one just 58 seconds later when he ripped a wrist shot past Wheeling goaltender David Brown.

Rob Sirianni notched his first of the game and seventh of the season at 3:45, blasting a one-timer past the Sea Wolves' Ryan Munce at 3:45. Sirianni would bury his second of the game from the low slot with Wheeling on the man-advantage to give the Nailers a 3-1 lead.

With less than two minutes remaining, Bill LeClerc hit Matheiu Melanson at the blueline with a pass and Melanson buried a wrist shot from the top of the slot to draw Mississippi within one. The Sea Wolves found themselves shorthanded after Pat Oliveto took a holding minor while Mississippi aggressively forechecked in the offensive zone at 19:28 of the third period. With the faceoff coming to Munce's right, the Pack won the draw and fed the puck up the right side to Melanson, who broke down the right wing and fired a shot off the inside of Brown's right pad to tie the game at 19:36 of the third period.

After killing off the remainder of Oliveto's minor penalty, Jason Tejchma fed the puck up the right wing to Melanson who again fired the puck under the pads of Brown for the game-winner at 2:41 of the overtime.

The Sea Wolves visit Charlotte next Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. Be sure to watch all the action from the road on the B2 Networks, or listen to every road game for free at www.msseawolves.com!

Game Box Score

Wheeling Nailers 3 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 4 (OT) - Status: Final OT

Nov 9, 2008 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - E. Johnson Whl (fighting - major 47.13) 0:02, M. Melanson Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 0:02

2nd Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - R. Sirianni Whl (tripping - minor 57.2) 3:54, M. Rooneem Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 7:05, T. Holm Whl (tripping - minor 57.2) 9:05, M. Deschamps Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 16:28

3rd Period

Scoring - 1. Wheeling, A. Clarke (7) (T. Goebel, E. Reid) 1:07

2. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (7) (A. Parent, M. Berry) 2:05

3. Wheeling, R. Sirianni (7) (T. Goebel) 3:45

4. Wheeling, R. Sirianni (8) (A. Clarke, M. Ganzak) 11:26 PP

5. Mississippi, M. Melanson (5) (B. LeClerc, R. Cruthers) 18:06

6. Mississippi, M. Melanson (6) (M. Deschamps, M. Nesdill) 19:36 SH

Penalties - A. Parent Mis (delay of game 63.2) 11:12, P. Oliveto Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 19:28

OT Period

Scoring - 7. Mississippi, M. Melanson (7) (J. Tejchma, B. LeClerc) 2:41

Penalties - No Penalties

WHL Shots: 8 10 10 2 TOTAL: 30

MIS Shots: 9 13 11 1 TOTAL: 34

Power Play Conversion

Wheeling Nailers 1-4. Mississippi Sea Wolves 0-2.

Goaltenders

Wheeling Nailers

Brown 2-0-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 62:41 SV: 30 GA: 4 [L]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 5-3-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 62:33 SV: 27 GA: 3 [W]

Start : 5:05 PM

End : 7:25 PM

Attendance : 2149

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Kyle Mellor (90)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Sea Wolves 2008-09 Leaders

Goals - Ryan Cruthers, Mathieu Melanson, 7

Assists - Mathieu Melanson, 8

Points - Mathieu Melanson, 15

Plus/Minus - Mathieu Melanson, +7

Penalty Minutes - Justin Coutu, 29

Power-Play Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 3

Shorthand Goals - Mathieu Melanson, 1

Game-Winning Goals - Kyle McAllister, 2

Goaltender Wins - Ryan Munce, 5

Goals-Against Average - Ryan Munce, 3.10

Save Percentage - Ryan Munce, .916

On the Air

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Saturday when the Sea Wolves visit the Charlotte Checkers at 6:05 p.m. The pre-game show will begin at 5:45 p.m! Games can be viewed on the B2 Networks and the audio broadcast is available for free at www.msseawolves.com.

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